Group Mini Lecture




Members: Nichole Davis, Brooke Lefever, Linde Davenport
Lesson Topic: 21st Century Career Skills
Subject Area: 21st Century Skills
Grade Level: 5th grade
Time: One week

1. Pennsylvania Standards

13.1.5.A: Describe the impact of individual interests and abilities on career choices.
13.1.5.B: Describe the impact of personal interest and abilities on career choices.
13.1.5.E: Describe the factors that influence career choices, such as, but not limited to: Geographic location
  • Job description
  • Salaries/benefits
  • Work schedule
  • Working conditions
13.1.5.H: Connect personal interests and abilities and academic strengths to personal career options.
13.2.5.D: Identify individualized career portfolio components

2. NCSS Standards

Global Connections

3. Learning Objectives
-After this unit, students will be able to identify jobs that fit their interests and skills.
-After this unit, students will be able to list details of a job that they are interested in and have researched and will present it to their classmates.
-After this unit, students will create a resume based on their skills, responsiblities, interests, and previous experiences.

4. Engagement

People Song
-What jobs do your parents have?
-What jobs are you interested in having when you grow up?
-What skills do you think you need for the jobs that interest you?

5. Instruction

Interest Quiz
-Discuss students' quiz results.
-Students choose one job based on their interest quiz results. Students will research their job on the following sites.
-What education do you need for the job?
-What skills do you need for your job?
-What would one day consist of on the job?
"The Fun Works" Job Lists
Job Videos
Way 2 Work Job Lists

6. Assessment

-Students will create a glogster that includes details of the job such as education required, skills, and responsibilities. They will present their glogster in jigsaw fashion.
Glogster
-Students will also create a resume to hand in to the teacher.
My First Resume

Sample Glog for Marine Biology